Easy Slow Cooker Chili

By larchie on December 20, 2010

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Prep Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins

Servings: 4-6

About This Recipe

"Life circumstances are such that, here lately, I don't have much time to cook in the evenings, but I can run home at lunch to start getting dinner ready - and, thus, I've been looking for more slow cooker recipes that don't require much prep work before they enter the slow cooker. I found this recipe through cooking light, and altered it some to our tastes and to a Cook's Illustrated article - and the final product came out great! It was easy, doable over a lunch break, and very, very, very tasty."

Ingredients

1 lb
ground beef, lean and preferably grass fed

1
onion, yellow and diced

1
green bell pepper, diced

6 ounces
beer, about half a beer

2 tablespoons
chili powder

1 teaspoon
sugar

2 teaspoons
cumin

1/4 teaspoon
salt

2
garlic cloves, minced

1 (15 ounce) cans
kidney beans, undrained

1 (14 1/2 ounce) cans
diced tomatoes, undrained and organic

1
jalapeno, seeded and finely diced

jalapeno and white cheddar cheese
( to garnish)

Directions

Brown ground beef over medium-high heat in a large, non-stick skillet; stir to crumble and cook until meat is browning. Add onion and next 7 ingredients, and continue to saute until onion is tender.

Place meat mixture in slow cooker; stir in beans, tomatoes, and jalapeno.